The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-09-24
uIMINe SUMMARY.
A FINE LOT OF ORE.

1Wenty-IOur SACKS OF ore, WelSn-
ing little over half a ton, was
brought from SawtOoth on Tues
days stage from the Bluebird mine.
The ore is the finest ever brought
from that district, which is saying
a good deal-nearly every piece
was handsome specimen Of itself,
rich in black sulphcrets, ruby and
native silver. 1t would be a hard
matter to gather finer lot Of speci-
mems Of this particular class Of
ore, and the Bluebird can well
challenge any mine in the territory
to make q better exhibit. The mine
is owned by Lew Baker and Hon.
Tom Shaw, the latter coming with
the are to have it run through the
sampler and assays made. Mr..
Shaw states that the strike was
made in q new tunnel run in about
80 feet, and at a depth of 40 feet
from the surface. The ledge is three
feet wide, carrying the ore in good
quantity and showing continual
improvement as work progresses.
Should it hold out all winter the
lucky owners will have made a big
thing, and SawtOoth now almost
entirely abandoned, will enjoy a
boom. If such vein is found in
the Bluebird, there is no telling
what is yet hidden i'm the granite
walls of that particular locality,
and dozens of old claims will be
reopened and worked with will.
BOULDER MOUNTAIN MINES.
In the sorting of ore taken from
the cache or upper workings of the
Ophir mine on, Boulder mountain,
a considerable amount of quartz
has been cast to one side as refuse
rock, but in the light of recent
discovery made it is safe to say
that the quartz will hereafter be
classcd with the first grade ore.
More as an experiment than any
thing else, but partially to satisfy
curiosity, an assay was made of a
small quantity of this quartz refuse
and the return given shows it to
contain a large quantity of gold.
The assay made showed value of
6.SS ounces gold, or about 1920 to
the ton, Talk about the gold belt
If the assay made proves a fair
representation of the value of the
quartz taken out of the Ophir mine
there is veritable bonanza in store
for the lucky owners.
About so tons Of ore have beer
shipped this month from the Ophir
} one car load being sent to HALEY
one to the ketchum Sampler and
three now on the road from thu
mine. Another car load from thu
, Yankee Blade has also been SEN
to the Sampler. These two mines
|. are making an enviable record boil
in quantity and quality of the or
: extracted.
TIE cARrBoo MINES.
A considerable amount Of ma
:. chinery is being hauled to the Car
iboO district. sent there by 81
:, Louis company which has recent.
acquired some good property in tn
district. The sale of these mine
was effected on the report Of Ca
n Clawson, who, Drawing the fierc
v storms of last winter, visited tn
n place, nearly losing his life in tn
+ undertaking and never getting an
remuneration for his services. TIL
g sale was engineered by John Eple
}, and G.. C.. Goodwin, who seem t
g have forgotten the services rendcre
. by Mr.. Clawson, and the inhuenc
t. Of his report upon the sale.
MINING NOTES.
- The Popham Brothers, Tom an
- Jim, have made a good strike b
their claim, fourteen miles fror
- here. and located about south-eas
:: = of Boyle mountain. A tunnel ha
been run thirty feet and ledge {
:, an average width of five feet di
- closed. The ore is galena in cha
- acter, assaying 100 ounces in silvt
. and As per cent lead. 1t bids fa
= to be a good body of concentratin
ore, and if the present shown
L. holds out the boys have q goo
" claim to stay with.
- J. W. Higginbottom, mimi
~ operator recently from England
, has been in town during the pa
few days. On Wednesday he vi
tied the Dollarhide property an
g, took with him a handsome spec
lg men of the ore from that mir
n which he intends to exhibit in Fl
10 gland. He is also engaged
Is placing some Muldoon property {
m the English market.
ty The first lot of ore, about 80 ton
It from the Black Daisy and ROsebl
er mines, on Lost river, will be ships
~ on Monday. The mines are own'
I'd by J. S. Virgins. He states tn
st he will have enough ore to contin'
e. regular shipments during the ia
n. The sale of the Atlanta minil
Id property by V. 8. Anderson to E
Ill glish capitalists still hangs fire.
er The smelter at Clayton has start
a.. nm f,r a fall run.